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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
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In 1051 Matthew Poher Count Nantes died. His aunt Judith succeeded Countess Nantes.
In 1519 Elizabeth Grey Countess Devon (age 13) died. Her aunt Elizabeth (age 39) succeeded 6th Baroness Lisle.
On 30th May 1630 Emanuel Scrope 1st Earl of Sunderland (age 45) died. Earl of Sunderland extinct. His aunt Mary de jure 12th Baroness Scrope of Bolton; she didn't claim the title.
In 1664 Thomas Nicolson 2nd Baronet (age 36) died. His aunt Margaret succeeded 5th Lord Napier of Merchistoun.
On 23rd April 1686 Henrietta Marie Wentworth 6th Baroness Wentworth (age 25) died. She was buried at St George of England Church, Toddington. Her aunt Anne (age 62) succeeded 7th Baroness Wentworth, de jure 11th Baroness Despencer.
In 1711 Captain Thomas Glemham died. His aunt Katherine (age 53) abeyance terminated 8th Baroness Berners.
On 18th June 1917 Ada King-Milbanke 14th Baroness Wentworth (age 46) died. His aunt Anne (age 79) succeeded 15th Baroness Wentworth, 19th Baroness Despencer.